Tag: Abraham Accords
Moroccan parliamentary leader postpones Knesset visit
Enaam Mayara, the president of Morocco’s House of Councillors, has postponed his scheduled visit to Israel's Knesset on Thursday due to an emergency health issue, Arab media reported on Wednesday.
The parliamentarian canceled the highly anticipated...
Cohen inaugurates Israeli embassy during diplomatic trip to Bahrain
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurated the permanent home of the Israeli embassy in Manama on Monday as part of his first official visit to Bahrain, which normalized ties with Jerusalem in 2020 under...
The Abraham Accords, three years on
Almost three years have elapsed since the signing of the Abraham Accords on the White House lawn. Everything appeared to be progressing smoothly until last month, when a planned visit of Israeli Foreign Minister...
PA issues list of demands for Saudi-Israel deal
The Palestinian Authority wants more control over areas of Judea and Samaria, the reopening of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem and the resumption of Saudi financial support in return for supporting a Saudi-Israel normalization...
Saudi funding offer to PA seen as step toward normalization with Israel
Riyadh has proposed resuming financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority, Saudi officials and former Palestinian officials say.
This is a sign the kingdom is paving the way to establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, The Wall Street...
Flight with 100-plus Israelis makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
A commercial flight from the Seychelles to Tel Aviv carrying 128 Israelis made an unscheduled landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday night.
Air Seychelles flight HM022 was forced to land due to an electrical...
Netanyahu to vet all secret meetings after Libya fallout
In the wake of the Libya fiasco, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed government ministers to get his personal approval in advance of and for the release for publication of any secret diplomatic meetings.
The...
Zionism, normalization and integration
When Israel signed the Abraham Accords, Haaretz reporter Anshel Pfeffer wrote, “Zionism is an archaic and misleading term in our day and age.” Pfeffer was not the first to claim that, while Zionism was a movement...
Israel Katz first minister in Netanyahu gov’t to visit UAE
Energy Minister Israel Katz on Sunday became the first Cabinet member to visit the United Arab Emirates since the Netanyahu-led government came to power in December.
The minister is in Abu Dhabi to discuss a...
Riyadh seeks to reboot Temple Mount status quo with peace deal
The timing was not accidental when Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend that its ambassador to Jordan will also take on the roles of ambassador to the Palestinian Authority and consul general in eastern Jerusalem.
The announcement...